Books Recommended by Tim Cook
Bobby Kennedy
The Making of a Liberal Icon
Larry Tye
Source: "I tend to like nonfiction and particularly reading about people and how they lived and how they fought, and what motivated them and their philosophy and so forth." - Tim Cook
Trillion Dollar Coach
The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell
Eric Schmidt
Source: "Captured [Bill Campbell's] tireless spirit so future generations can learn from one of our industry's greatest leaders." - Tim Cook
March
Trilogy Slipcase Set
John Lewis
Source: "My hope is that everyone reads this, and I would love to see the day that it is required reading in every school." - Tim Cook
Gandhi
An Autobiography - The Story of My Experiments With Truth
Mahatma Gandhi
Source: "I got interested in because we went to the Gandhi museum when we were in India." - Tim Cook
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
Source: "Best book on re-examining life and values." - Tim Cook
Shoe Dog
A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Phil Knight
Source: "Best business book of the century." - Tim Cook
Competing Against Time
How Time-Based Competition is Reshaping Global Markets
George Stalk
Source: One of Tim Cook's all-time favorite books.
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